A Daily Mail audit has revealed that top universities, including Russell Group institutions, are “queering the curriculum” to make courses more inclusive for transgender and non-binary students. Here’s an excerpt:
In one example, Warwick University has a ‘Queering University Programme’ which promotes “queer pedagogies and perspectives”.
It encourages teaching which is “inclusive of trans people” and advises lecturers to “include trans and gender diverse content in teaching”.
Meanwhile, Exeter University has produced a booklet written by students for academics, advising them to “include trans people in the curriculum” as part of a “trans inclusion booklet”.
It said there should be “more coverage of academics and theorists who are transgender” as “this will show that transgender identities are normal”.
In 2023, UCL’s prestigious Barlett architecture school produced a research paper called ‘Queering the Bartlett curriculum’.
It said the case for a “queer curriculum” is “particularly relevant in the built environment fields”.
The paper criticises architects’ “reliance” on single-sex toilets, claiming they are associated with “violence” and suggests “queer methodologies” could be embedded in architecture teaching.
This year, Leeds University’s medical school published research advocating “queering the curriculum”, asking: “Why is your medical curriculum straight?”
It suggests medical students learn about “non-traditional pregnancy and birth” as well as “diverse family structures”.
SOAS, University of London, said in 2022 guidance to staff that they should “embed trans, non-binary and intersex awareness into their curriculum” and invite guest lecturers who are “trans, non-binary or intersex”.
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